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7. Spring set plants give the best results; where fall set 

 they should be grown especially for that purpose, small pots 

 being most commonly used. 



8. Where plants are grown by hill culture they are usually 

 set in rows three or three and one-half feet apart, and one foot 

 apart in the row; all runners and blossoms being kept off the 

 first season. f 



9. In matted rows, the rows are from three and one-half to 

 four feet apart and plants are set from fifteen to eighteen 



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inches in the row, according to variety and width of row. 



10. Fruiting one season only is usually advocated by best 

 growers. It is less work and more profitable to set a new bed 

 than renovate an old one. 



11. It is necessary to protect the plants in winter by mulch- 

 ing with some material such as straw, marsh hay, pine needles, 

 pine boughs, coarse manure, etc., to protect from heaving. 



12. Failure to get a maximum crop frequently comes from 

 improper fertilization. Have at least one row in every four, 

 of a perfect flowering variety. 



13. The practical growers generally agree upon the merits of 

 the following varieties : Beverly, Brandywine, Bubach, Clyde, 

 Crescent, Greenville, Haverland, Lovett, and Warfield. 



14. For the value of the newer varieties consult Part IV and 

 Table I. 



15. Irrigation has proven of great value wherever tried. 



